May 30 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for May 30
In the headlines today:

1998	A powerful earthquake rocks northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000 people.
1996	Britain's Prince Andrew and his wife, Sarah 'Fergie' Ferguson, are granted a divorce.
1981	Ziaur Rahman, the President of Bangladesh, is assassinated.
1971	The Mars lander Mariner 9 lifts off from Cape Kennedy, FL.
1922	The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated today in Washington, DC, by Chief Justice William Howard Taft.
1883	A rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge could collapse causes a stampede that kills 12.
1868	The first Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is observed in the US, giving family and friends an opportunity to honor the graves of departed soldiers.
1854	The US territories of Nebraska and Kansas are established.
1783	The first daily newspaper in the US, the Pennsylvania Evening Post, begins publication in Philadelphia.
1539	Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto lands in Florida.
1431	Joan of Arc is burned at the stake in Rouen, France.